Fonds consists of records of the department created through the performance of the following mandated activities:;creating policies for the development of the advanced education system in Alberta, including the development of individual institutions,;planning and evaluating programs of study at various educational institutions,;administering the delivery of vocational and trades training programs through post-secondary institutions,;certifying and licensing private vocational schools,;coordinating programs between public institutions,;coordinating adult further education programs offered by outside agencies,;planning and providing special educational programs, such as second-language education and education of inmates of correctional facilities in Alberta,;providing career counseling services, including information, counseling, planning and testing services to assist individuals in making career choices,;providing employment placement and training services,;administration and operation of Alberta Vocational Centres and Career Development Centres,;providing employment, training and settlement services to immigrants,;providing resettlement counseling services to Albertans,;providing skills training programs and coordinating private provision of skills training,;certifying individuals engaged in trades designated under Part 3 of the Manpower Development Act,;developing apprenticeship training programs in consultation with various external committees,;coordinating apprenticeship training for trades designated under Part 3 of the Manpower Development Act,;performing strategic planning functions,;performing financial and other administrative support services, and;representing the Government of Alberta in intergovernmental committees and boards concerned with adult or advanced education and manpower development, and coordinating the Government of Alberta's participation in international education projects. The fonds includes records of the Deputy Minister's office, the offices of various Assistant Deputy Ministers, and various divisions and branches of the department. The fonds is made up of administrative and operational records, including correspondence and subject files, samples of various types of case files containing application forms, testing results, counseling notes and application assessments, records of departmental, inter-departmental, and intergovernmental committees and task forces, including minutes, agendas and reports, policy and position papers, forms, licenses and certificates, contracts and agreements, registers of apprenticeship contracts, requests for decision, planning papers, statistical reports, reference material collected and retained by various department offices, and audio and videocassettes. The records have been arranged into the following series. Many of these series continue from Department of Advanced Education and Department of Career Development and Employment series. Administrative services executive records;Adult education programs administrative and operational records;Apprenticeship contract registers;Apprenticeship committee minutes;Apprenticeship programs correspondence;Career Development Centre Athabaska sample client case files;Career Development Centre Bonnyville sample client case files;Career Development Centre Calgary administrative records;Career Development Centre Calgary sample client case files;Career Development Centre Camrose sample client case files;Career Development Centre Edmonton general operational records;Career Development Centre Fort McMurray sample client case files;Career Development Centre Grande Prairie sample client case files;Career Development Centre High Level sample client case files;Career Development Centre Hinton sample client case files;Career Development Centre Lethbridge sample client case files;Career Development Centre Lloydminster sample client case files;Career Development Centre Medicine Hat sample client case files;Career Development Centre Peace River sample client case files;Career Development Centre Pincher Creek sample client case files;Career Development Centre Red Deer sample client case files;Career Development Centre Slave Lake sample client case files;Career Development Centre Vermilion sample client case files;Career Development Centre Whitecourt sample client case files;Career planning and job search instructional videos;Communications and public relations records;Department executive records;Department finance operational records;Employment Initiatives Programs sample client case files;Hire-A-Student program administrative and operational records;Immigration and settlement services sample client case files;Immigration and settlement services administrative and general operational records;Innovative Projects Fund project reports;Institutional support executive records;Intergovernmental education initiatives administration and operational records;Legislative services operational records;Nursing program coordination administrative records;Nursing research support administrative records;Operations executive records;Policy and planning executive records;Policy and program development operational records;Post-secondary program development records;Post-secondary programs for the disabled records;Post-secondary institution financing records;Post-secondary institution planning and development project records;Program coordination administrative records;Second language education programs records;Training and employment programs sample client case files;Vocational training programs administrative records
Alberta. Department of Advanced Education and Career Development